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Metropolitan Ballet Theatre has created a prequel to the iconic classical ballet The Nutcracker, complete with original score. This new fairytale ballet tells the back story of the Sugar Plum Fairy. The company will host a world premiere weekend March 18-20 with just five performances.

The world renowned Moscow Ballet will hold open auditions in the Chicago area for young dancers to perform in their annual production of the "Great Russian Nutcracker."

Thouslands of Russian Ballet and Opera tickets for performances in St. Petersburg, Russia are now available for online purchase from any place in the world. The local chain of box offices launches innovative online service RussianBroadway.com

Holiday tradition pairs 40 professional dancers with children's cast in a dazzling visual spectacle featuring hand-painted 3-D backdrops, 200 lavish costumes, puppets and the magical music of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

The Moscow Ballet will hold open auditions for talented young dancers ages 7-17 to perform in their annual Chicago production of "The Great Russian Nutcracker."

A host of memory-making holiday events welcome visitors to Mansfield, Ohio this season.

The Community Learning Center and Youth for Human Rights of Florida both got a boost at the December 4th performance of the Nutcracker Ballet, presented by the Guilfoil Ballet Theater.

New York City Ballet's Sterling Hyltin and Andrew Veyette, Broadway star John Selya, and Carolina Ballet's Lilyan Vigo Ellis, Timour Bourtasenkov and Gabor Kapin, round out all-star cast for 2011 Honolulu "Nutcracker" production

Ventura County Ballet Company partners with Ventura College Orchestra to present exquisite holiday performances at Oxnard Performing Arts Center

West Coast Ballet Theatre is conducting Auditions in San Diego Saturday, October 2nd at San Elijo Dance and Music Academy

A "Classical Christmas" concert. Saturday. December 19, at 4:00 p.m. Pianists Kacey Link and Julia Mortyakova will present a mix of four hand piano duets including Christmas music with selections from the Nutcracker ballet by Tchaikovsky.

Starting Black Friday, Pacific Northwest Ballet will start their annual performances of Nutcracker. For the fourth year in a row, GoMobile will be bringing the magic of Nutcracker to the streets with their 3D display truck around the Seattle area.